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Lakshya Kumar,1 Aditi Verma,1 Uma Shanker Pal,2 Khurshid Mattoo,3 Youssef Abdullah Algarni,4 Saeed Awod Bin Hassan,4 Suheel Manzoor Baba,4 Sumaya Yousuf Jeri,5 Shafait Ullah Khateeb4 1Department of Prosthodontics, King George`s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India; 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King George`s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India; 3Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, I.T.S Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201206, IndiaCorrespondence: Lakshya Kumar, Department of Prosthodontics, King George`s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226003, India, Tel +91‐9412119778, Fax +91 522 2257539, Email lakshya79@yahoo.comPurpose: To determine the influence of prosthodontic rehabilitation using zygomatic implants in partial maxillectomy upon post-operative stress, anxiety and functional impairment, due to covid 19 associated rhino–orbital–cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM).Patients and Methods: Twenty maxillectomy patients fulfilling study criterion, received zygomatic implants (ZI) (quad zygoma) (ZDI Simpladent, Switzerland) retained/supported complete maxillary denture. Assessment of stress, anxiety, masticatory performance and speech were determined using diurnal salivary cortisol level, Appearance Anxiety Inventory, multiple sieve technique and auditory perception analysis, respectively. Data were recorded at 6 different stages of rehabilitation (after maxillectomy, implant placement, and after prosthesis delivery (1 week, 1 month, 6 months and 1 year)). Demographic data were expressed as frequency distribution, while mean values were used to find differences betwee

Abdulelah Sameer Sindi,1 Rashmi Mittal,2,3 Khurshid Mattoo,3,4 Anchal Deep,3,5 Shafait Ullah Khateeb,1 Youssef Abdullah Algarni,1 Suheel Manzoor Baba,1,6 Areej M Hakami7 1Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Prosthodontics, S. R. Aggarwal Dental Clinic, Badaut, Uttar Pradesh, 250611, India; 3Department of Prosthodontics, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Uttar Pradesh, 250005, India; 4Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Prosthodontics, IDEAS Dental College, Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, Madhya Pradesh, 482003, India; 6Department of Restorative Dentistry, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Uttar Pradesh, 250005, India; 7Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Khurshid Mattoo, Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel +966595086078, Fax +960173295000, Email drkamattoo@rediffmail.comBackground: Patients health education by healthcare workers has been affected by pandemic guidelines. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of an audio-mediated intervention for patient health education (PHE) on treatment compliance and treatment satisfaction among patients seeking prosthodontic treatment during the Covid pandemic.Methods: A total of 666 patients (aged 40– 70 years) who fulfilled the study criteria were treated for denture-associated disease. PHE for 5 different categories was performed using an educational audio (MP3) in the experimental group (Group E), and traditional methods (oral/verbal) in the control group (Group C). Patient/clinician satisfaction with the PHE program was evaluated with a pre-validat